What the Tech: Streaming devices

(–DARRELL–)MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SAVE MONEY BY CUTTING THE CORD OF CABLE OR SATELLITE TELEVISION EVERYONE KNOWS YOU CAN WATCH JUST ABOUT ANYTHING USING NETFLIX, HULU AND AMAZON, BUT WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET $20-$150 dollars for these devices you hear about all the time

The Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick, Roku and Apple TV Besides price, what's the difference?Not much Or a lot Depends on what you wantApple TV is the most expensive streaming device at $180

It's a set-top box with a remote Theinterface looks familiar if you use an iPhone You can get live TV and stream any content you'vepurchased from iTunes That's the key difference, and it works with SiriAmazon's about every source

except YouTube TheFireStick starts at $40The Google Chromecast is different because you $70 Chromecast

My favorite streaming device is the Roku It will stream any content at all, including YouTubeand Amazon Prime All of the Rokus are simple to set up The interface couldn't be easier Another big feature is all of the free content

The Roku channel has lots of free movies and TVshows Rokus start at $30If you have a smart TV, you don't necessarily need one of these devices but you might want a Roku device for the free channels